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The other morning while putting on a pot of jo', I spotted this surprising sight out of my kitchen window: Twelve hours later, same skyline: And the following morning when I tried to go to work: A gaggle of wild turkeys on my street stopped me in...

As they say in TV speak, it’s a wrap! All 13 episodes of our third season of QA TV have taped. Now the editing and captioning fairies will work their magic so that Series 300 will be ready to air nationwide starting December 26. I had wanted to give a...

Thank you to everyone who wrote about their gift-giving projects and plans on last week's blog post on the Quilt-in-a-day Patchwork Table Runner . Great ideas! And now, for the winner of the Lotta Jansdotter fabric squares: Annie-gram! Annie-gram...

More than 60 quilters have entered the challenge we're hosting with SINGER, creating a 12" square quilt block with at least one full circle incorporated into the design. You can still enter the challenge until August 31, 2014, but hurry, because voting has begun.

Today's the big day! I'm not talking about Groundhog Day (and please join me in cursing that over-sized, toothy rodent who dared to see his shadow this morning).No, I'm talking about the announcement date for the finalists for our Cloth Paper...

Summer’s on its way... though you can't prove it by the weather we've been having! No trips to the beach yet, but that doesn't mean I haven't been anxiously awaiting that first dip in the ocean. With that in mind, I started thinking...

I wish I could explain my absence by saying I've been tossing back pomegranate margaritas on a Fiji beach, but alas, that remains a fantasy. Quick blog post to let all of you clever, creative people know that we're coordinating two additional...

For all of you Project Runway fanatics, you may have been surprised by the size of Christian Siriano's studio when Tim Gunn paid him a visit on last week's episode. Upon seeing Christian's cramped space, Tim said, "Wow, you really know...

First off, a drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Promenade . David and I walked through Brooklyn Heights and enjoyed watching small sailboats compete with water taxis and barges. There were trains, planes, boats, helicopters and automobiles, bicycles...

Last night I went to my Alma Matter, The Fashion Institute of Techology and gave a small talk to a silk painting class. The teacher was one of my favorites when I went to school there, Zsu Zsi Dalquist. Or at least I hope that is how you spell it. Zsu...

Why yes, we do! Some of the women of Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors. Left to right:Geri Stevens, Sally Murray, Helen Gregory, Barbara Staszak, Pokey Bolton, Barbara Delaney, Cate Prato. If anyone was near the town of Stow, Massachusetts...

Here’s a good way to start the workweek: Want to buy an art quilt? Today the reverse auction commences to benefit SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates). I am on the SAQA Board and I can tell you this is a very organized, forward-thinking organization supporting...

Are you pulling your hair out, wondering what you could possibly get your mother-in-law for her birthday? Just ask Cheryl Prater, daughter-in-law extraordinaire. If you haven’t seen the January/February issue of Cloth Paper Scissors yet, Cheryl’s shares...

Thanks to everyone who shared their inspiring stories of mistakes gone right! Clearly, the best art comes from a little bit of experimentation, and things not necessarily going as planned. The following six people have each won one of Kelli Perkin’s...

"Window into Home 2" by Natalya Aikens We said we’d publicize the 2009 Quilting Arts “Celebrate Home” Calendar winners on May 23, but hey, the decision has been made so why keep mum about it? (Plus we want to display the winning quilts at Quilt...